Matt Brown takes a look at the available chord voicings for Blue Bossa.
Taught by Matt Brown in Jazz Guitar with Matt seriesLength: 10:39Difficulty: 0.0 of 5
In this lesson set, Matt will teach you everything you need to know to fluently play jazz guitar.
Lesson 1
Check out this lesson to learn some basic jazz theory & chord voicings.
Length: 31:36 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 2
Learn some more advanced chord voicings as well as the Charleston rhythm.
Length: 19:13 Difficulty: 3.0 FREELesson 3
Learn a handful of Set II voicings & round out your knowledge of the basic jazz chords.
Length: 27:08 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 4
Apply the chords you've learned & experiment with some solo ideas.
Length: 32:47 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 5
Learn which scales work with which jazz chord voicings.
Length: 43:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 6
Matt sheds some light on the circle of fifths.
Length: 28:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 7
Learn how to get the most out of your time when practicing.
Length: 31:00 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 8
Here's the second installment of Matt's proper practicing lesson.
Length: 32:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 9
Learn how to avoid carpal tunnel and other hand injuries by using proper technique.
Length: 46:19 Difficulty: 1.0 Members OnlyLesson 10
Matt Brown teaches the jazz standard "All of Me."
Length: 31:12 Difficulty: 2.0 Members OnlyLesson 11
Matt Brown explains how to improvise over the changes to "All of Me."
Length: 7:54 Difficulty: 2.0 Members OnlyLesson 12
Matt Brown begins talking about solo arrangements in this lesson. He teaches Carcassi's "Estudio No. 1" as an introduction to this concept.
Length: 18:10 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 13
Matt Brown returns to his Jazz series with a review lesson. He applies the standard ii V I progression to the circle of fifths.
Length: 18:10 Difficulty: 2.0 Members OnlyLesson 14
In lesson 14, Matt discusses the turnback progression in the jazz style.
Length: 22:20 Difficulty: 1.5 Members OnlyLesson 15
Matt brown discusses and demonstrates the set three voicings used in jazz guitar.
Length: 25:42 Difficulty: 2.0 Members OnlyLesson 16
In this lesson, Matt demonstrates how to practice jazz solo arrangements by taking a look at "Here's That Rainy Day."
Length: 35:10 Difficulty: 2.0 Members OnlyLesson 17
In lesson 17, Matt reviews and expands on the jazz version of the 12 bar blues form.
Length: 23:20 Difficulty: 2.0 Members OnlyLesson 18
In this lesson, Matt adds to your voicing repertoire while playing the Charleston rhythm.
Length: 14:22 Difficulty: 2.0 Members OnlyLesson 19
Matt Brown talks about lead options when playing a blues in B flat major.
Length: 23:35 Difficulty: 2.0 Members OnlyLesson 20
Matt Brown provides instruction and examples of playing jazz heads in the key of F. Once again, all examples follow the 12 bar blues form.
Length: 18:22 Difficulty: 2.0 Members OnlyLesson 21
Matt Brown takes another look at blues heads in the key of B flat. In this lesson, he covers a head by Thelonious Monk.
Length: 10:03 Difficulty: 2.0 Members OnlyLesson 22
Matt Brown takes a look at a solo arrangement and provides thoughts and tools necessary to complete this type of guitar playing.
Length: 23:13 Difficulty: 2.0 Members OnlyLesson 23
Matt Brown starts breaking down the rhythmic tendencies and patterns to the Brazilian Bossa Nova style of playing.
Length: 17:56 Difficulty: 0.0 Members OnlyLesson 24
In lesson 24 of his Jazz series, Matt takes a look at the melody to Blue Bossa.
Length: 9:12 Difficulty: 0.0 Members OnlyLesson 25
Matt Brown takes a look at the available chord voicings for Blue Bossa.
Length: 10:39 Difficulty: 0.0 Members Only
About Matt Brown
View Full Biography
Matt Brown began playing the guitar at the age of 11. "It was a rule in my family to learn and play an instrument for at least two years. I had been introduced to a lot of great music at the time by friends and their older siblings. I was really into bands like Nirvana, Alice In Chains, and Smashing Pumpkins, so the decision to pick up the guitar came pretty easily."
Matt's musical training has always followed a very structured path. He began studying the guitar with Dayton, Ohio guitar great Danny Voris. I began learning scales, chords, and basic songs like any other guitarist. After breaking his left wrist after playing for only a year, Matt began to study music theory in great detail. I wanted to keep going with my lessons, but I obviously couldn't play at all. Danny basically gave me the equivalent of a freshman year music theory course in the span of two months. These months proved to have a huge impact on Brown's approach to the instrument.
Brown continued his music education at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. He completed a degree in Classical Guitar Performance in 2002. While at Capital, he also studied jazz guitar and recording techniques in great detail. "I've never had any desire to perform jazz music. Its lack of relevance to modern culture has always turned me off. However, nothing will improve your chops more than studying this music."
Matt Brown currently resides in Dayton, Ohio. He teaches lessons locally as well as at Capital University's Community Music School. Matt's recent projects include writing and recording with his new, as of yet nameless band as well as the formation of a cover band called The Dirty Cunnies.
Our acoustic guitar lessons are taught by qualified instructors with various backgrounds with the instrument.
Lesson 40 takes a deeper look at slash chords. Mark discusses why they're called slash chords, and how they are formed.
Free LessonSeries DetailsPamela brings a cap to her first 13 JamPlay lessons with another original etude inspired by the great Leo Brouwer. This is...
Free LessonSeries DetailsMiche introduces several new chord concepts that add color and excitement to any progression.
Free LessonSeries DetailsLearn a simple mini song that illustrates just how intertwined scales and chords really are. Dave uses a G chord paired...
Free LessonSeries DetailsWelcome to the Phil Keaggy Master Course! In this series introduction, Phil shows and tells us what we can expect from this...
Free LessonSeries DetailsJessica kindly introduces herself, her background, and her approach to this series.
Free LessonSeries DetailsIn this lesson, Freebo covers the basics of right hand technique. This lesson is essential for all up and coming bassists.
Free LessonSeries DetailsGreg kicks off his series telling a little about himself and introduces the C9 tuning.
Free LessonSeries DetailsOur electric guitar lessons are taught by instructors with an incredible amount of teaching experience.
Steve McKinley talks about evaluating your bass and keeping it in top shape. He covers neck relief, adjusting the truss rod,...
Free LessonSeries DetailsJoin Will Ripley as he gives us all the details of his series, "Rock Guitar for Beginners". You'll be playing cool rock riffs...
Free LessonSeries DetailsJane Miller talks about chord solos in part one of this fascinating mini-series.
Free LessonSeries DetailsDo you want to play more musical sounding solos? Do you want to play solos with more emotion behind them? Maybe you're the...
Free LessonSeries DetailsJoin Andy as he takes a look at the style of one of the most influential guitarists of all time: Eddie Van Halen. In the...
Free LessonSeries DetailsHone in on your right hand and focus on getting in the groove. You'll only play one note during this lesson, but it'll be...
Free LessonSeries DetailsEvan Brewer explains everything you need to know in order to get going with your bass guitar. Topics include the parts of...
Free LessonSeries DetailsDan Sugarman gives us an introduction and preview to his series - Sugarman's Shredding Revolution.
Free LessonSeries DetailsSignup today to enjoy access to our entire database of video lessons, along with our exclusive set of learning tools and features.
Take a minute to compare JamPlay to other traditional and new methods of learning guitar. Our estimates for "In-Person" lessons below are based on a weekly face-to-face lesson for $40 per hour.
![]() |
||||
Price Per Lesson | < $0.01 | $4 - $5 | $30 - $50 | Free |
Money Back Guarantee | Sometimes | n/a | ||
Number of Instructors | 125 | 1 – 3 | 1 | Zillions |
Interaction with Instructors | Daily Webcam Sessions | Weekly | ||
Professional Instructors | Luck of the Draw | Luck of the Draw | ||
New Lessons | Daily | Weekly | Minutely | |
Structured Lessons | ||||
Learn Any Style | Sorta | |||
Track Progress | ||||
HD Video | - | Sometimes | ||
Multiple Camera Angles | Sometimes | - | Sometimes | |
Accurate Tabs | Maybe | Maybe | ||
Scale/Chord Libraries | ||||
Custom JamTracks | ||||
Interactive Games | ||||
Community | ||||
Learn in Sweatpants | Socially Unacceptable | |||
Gasoline Needed | $0.00 | $0.00 | ~$4 / gallon! | $0.00 |
Mike H.
"I feel like a 12 year old kid with a new guitar!"
I am 66 years young and I still got it! I would have never known this if it had not been for Jamplay! I feel like a 12 year old kid with a new guitar! Ha! I cannot express enough how great you're website is! It is for beginners and advanced pickers! I am an advanced picker and thought I had lost it but thanks to you all, I found it again! Even though I only play by ear, I have been a member a whopping whole two weeks now and have already got Brent's country shuffle and country blues down and of course with embellishments. Thank you all for your wonderful program!
Greg J.
"With Jamplay I can fit in a random session when I have time and I can go at my own pace"
I'm a fifty eight year old newbie who owns a guitar which has been sitting untouched in a corner for about seven years now. Last weekend I got inspired to pick it up and finally learn how to play after watching an amazing Spanish guitarist on TV. So, here I am. I'm starting at the beginning with Steve Eulberg and I couldn't be happier (except for the sore fingers :) Some day I'm going to play like Steve! I'm self employed with a hectic schedule. With Jamplay I can fit in a random session when I have time and I can go at my own pace, rewinding and replaying the videos until I get it. This is a very enjoyable diversion from my work yet I still feel like I'm accomplishing something worthwhile. Thanks a lot, Greg
Bill
"I believe this is the absolute best site for guitar students."
I am commenting here to tell you and everyone at JamPlay that I believe this is the absolute best site for guitar students. I truly enjoy learning to play the guitar on JamPlay.com. Yes, I said the words, ""enjoy learning."" It is by far the best deal for the money.
Member Comments about this Lesson
Discussions with our instructors are just one of the many benefits of becoming a member of JamPlay.Hi Matt, If you are still around. I liked your segment on Blue Bossa, and your lessons generally. It would be very helpful to have a segment on improvising lines to BB as well. I this possible? Many thanks, Don.
Hi Don! I might film some more lessons in the future. If I do, improv lessons on Blue Bossa will definitely be included.
Hi! I'm out of town for the next couple of days. I'll get the content up soon. Sorry about the wait.
Enjoying these lessons but am I missing access to some content somewhere. Nothing in supplemental content. Thanks